watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
reaching; attaining; arrival
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
already; now; no longer; not any more
meaning; significance; sense
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to avoid; to dodge; to evade
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes